Hardly. Because although it initially seems that way, learning Spanish goes beyond the trend and in fact offers practicality. There a lot of good reasons to learn Spanish, but here are the top five: 1. Gain better understanding of English. Like Spanish, many English vocabularies are rooted in Latin, a Romance language. There is no doubt you can learn from books and software, but there is something to be said about personalized learning materials, those that you made yourself and therefore address your needs and strengthen your weak points. For instance, you can make flash cards with Spanish words on one side and the equivalent English word on the other side. There are so many exceptions to this fact, and it should be a good idea to study a list of these false cognates and partial cognates. EMBARAZADA usually means pregnant rather than the sound-alike embarrassed . The Spanish VIOLADOR usually means a rapist , and not just somebody who violates some traffic rules (violator). In a study conducted by Ellen Bialystok in 1997, four and five-year-old bilingual children show better understanding of symbolic representation in print than monolingual children. Younger children, according to studies, have greater ability to learn and acquire language. They learn easily compared with adults. Because Spanish words are usually pronounced as spelled, there will hardly be any confusion as to how the words should sound. In order to capture the right tone, inflection, stress, and rhythm of Spanish words, try to converse with a native speaker as often as you can or see Spanish movies or soaps. 5. If the learner has set his mind toward learning and mastering the language, there is no age issue to reconcile with in the first place. The ability to learn Spanish easily, in other words, rests in the person s attitude. The learning stage is tough by all accounts. No one would dare to contest that. But there are ways to minimize the difficulties, and it is the learner s duty to find out which ways would work for him no matter what his age is.